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president obama has finally recognized they need help. in his state of the union, he proposed an increase in the minimum wage. >> tonight let's declare that in the wealthiest nation on earth, no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty, and raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour. >> but as the economist dean baker points out this week, "if the minimum wage had risen in step with productivity growth, it would be over $16.50 an hour today." we talk a lot about what's happening to the middle class, but the american dream's really become a nightmare for the poor. just about everyone has an opinion about the trouble we're in. the blame game is at fever pitch in washington where obstinate republicans and hapless democrats once again play kick-the-can with the problems we face. you wish they would just stop and listen to richard wolff. an attentive and systematic observer of citalism and democracy, he taut economics for 25 years at the university of massachusetts and has published books such as "democracy at work," "occupy th
president obama has finally recognized they need help. in his state of the union, he proposed an increase in the minimum wage. >> tonight let's declare that in the wealthiest nation on earth, no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty, and raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour. >> but as the economist dean baker points out this week, "if the minimum wage had risen in step with productivity growth, it would be over $16.50 an hour today." we talk a lot...
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bush and now by barack obama? soon after he succeeded bush, president obama announced he would not permit torture and would close down the detention camp at guantanamo bay. he also said this -- >> our actions in defense of liberty will be just as our cause. and that we the people will uphold our fundamental values as vigilantly as we protect our security. once again america's moral example must be the bedrock and the beacon of our global leadership. >> four years later, guantanamo not only remains open, but a few days ago, the state department announced it was eliminating the office assigned to close the prison and move its detainees. meanwhile, president obama has stepped up the use of unmanned drones against suspected terrorists abroad. those drone attacks have killed a growing number of civilians and have prompted the united nations to launch an investigation into their legality and the deadly toll on innocent people. >> the central objective of the investigation i'm formally launching this morning is to look a
bush and now by barack obama? soon after he succeeded bush, president obama announced he would not permit torture and would close down the detention camp at guantanamo bay. he also said this -- >> our actions in defense of liberty will be just as our cause. and that we the people will uphold our fundamental values as vigilantly as we protect our security. once again america's moral example must be the bedrock and the beacon of our global leadership. >> four years later, guantanamo...
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it brought us to grief in vietnam and iraq and may do so again with president obama's cold-blooded use of drones and his seeming indifference to so-called "collateral damage" otherwise known as innocent bystanders. by the standards of slaughter in vietnam the deaths by drone are hardly a blip on the consciousness of official washington. but we have to wonder if each one -- a young boy gathering wood at dawn, unsuspecting of his imminent annihilation, the student picking up the wrong hitchhikers, that tribal elder standing up against fanatics -- doesn't give rise to second thoughts by those judges who prematurely handed our president the nobel prize for peace. better they had kept it on the shelf in hopeful waiting, untarnished. at our website, billmoyers.com, we've added to our extensive coverage of drone warfare and counterterrorism, including an update from last week's guest, vicki divoll, a former legal advisor to the cia. that's all at billmoyers.com. i'll see you there and i'll see you here, next time. ♪ ♪ >>> don't wait a week to get more moyers. visit billmoyers.com for excl
it brought us to grief in vietnam and iraq and may do so again with president obama's cold-blooded use of drones and his seeming indifference to so-called "collateral damage" otherwise known as innocent bystanders. by the standards of slaughter in vietnam the deaths by drone are hardly a blip on the consciousness of official washington. but we have to wonder if each one -- a young boy gathering wood at dawn, unsuspecting of his imminent annihilation, the student picking up the wrong...
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pogo also reports that when obama's first s.e.c. chair, mary schapiro, pushed for reform of the money markets business, it was opposed by the two republicans on the commission and one democrat, luis aguilar, who used to be an executive vice president with the money management firm invesco. he came out against schapiro's plan shortly after a meeting with invesco officials. coincidence? aguilar told pogo there's no connection. sure. when president george w. bush was in the white house and named chris cox to run the s.e.c., we screamed like bloody murder because cox had been a partner at a huge global law firm whose client list included deutsche bank and goldman sachs. now obama's pushing his choices through the same revolving door. it's called "regulatory capture." the takeover of government agencies by the very corporations they're supposed to keep an eye on to protect everyone's investments and pensions against abuses of private power. what next? well, stay tuned. in the next few weeks, mary jo white will sit for her confirmation he
pogo also reports that when obama's first s.e.c. chair, mary schapiro, pushed for reform of the money markets business, it was opposed by the two republicans on the commission and one democrat, luis aguilar, who used to be an executive vice president with the money management firm invesco. he came out against schapiro's plan shortly after a meeting with invesco officials. coincidence? aguilar told pogo there's no connection. sure. when president george w. bush was in the white house and named...